Show f fRENCH ARE RE ENTHUSIASTIC I OVER i lave flave Demonstrated Great Value as Scouts in War Operations WILL ILL REVOLUTIONIZE ARMY STRATEGY Henceforth Impossible to Conceal Position and the Movement of Troops GRANDVILLIERS France Prance Sept 17 General t-General Brun French Trench minister of 0 w war ar and the entire army are enthusiastic i. i itic tic over over th the achievements of the aero aero- ero- ero planes and d dirigible balloons in the military maneuvers which ended today The military experts are unanimous in the opinion that the air machines are Destined not only to play an important import import- ant role in future wars but to modify greatly if not revolutionize army Henceforth be almost impossible to conceal the position and movements of troops and so will be eliminated practically the surprise I- I flank operations which have decided so many critical battles Re Regarding the relative m merits rits of the aeroplane and the dirigible opinions differ but the consensus of opinion appears appears ap pears to be e that as each supplements t the other a combination of the two is necessary Tho aeroplane demonstrates its eup no ity in the matter of speed invulnerability independence of wind and weather while its portability avoids the necessity of housing but at atthe atthe the same time the excessive speed of the machines is a drawback as s it makes observation from horn them va vague e while fleeting Twi Twice e during the maneuvers General Menier Memer com com- andin the Third corps was c compelled Mo 10 tt send a pilot of an aeroplane back the scouting field to obtain more precise re se information Dirigibles and Aeroplanes Compared The dirigibles although slower and andic offering a a. better target f I the cue eie ic iny my are re able make more accurate 0 ob- ob b. b setTa besides the he Myan- Myan d an tf E o b being Ul constant wireless com com- uni with h headquarters i 4 The believe that thaE th their ir irl Jack l lt of precision in duty catt b b overcome by a preliminary training in in air air observations observations- While offensive ve a aerial operations op rations i hav ha pot ot b been eri att attempted here General Brun ru is convinced that the d Went of the aeroplane l ne especially in an automatic 4 contrivance to regulate the speed peed eed and the increase of carrying capacity ca- ca to a accommodate a crew of three Tar r four opens a a. great field ford for sh-e. sh iye a aerial rial operations such as day and night sight raids for the purpose of dropp dropping nJ Explosives within the enemy enemy's s 's lines He b lie es also that the great reat height to which aeroplanes are capable of attaining attaining attain- attain ing constitutes an important ta tage c. c The Tile problem of f fighting aerial var ar en engines ines also was tested each genral genral gen- gen ral having at his disposition fiel field guns on automobile the sight of chieh could be elevated to an angle of 70 TO de dere degrees e s for an attack on the dirigibles bles and machine guns for use against the he aeroplanes Theoretically all the Dirigible balloons were destroyed while most of the aeroplanes escaped R r Hubert Latham the tho aviator a who ranked Franked rank d as a private soldier durin during the thenan maneuvers nan will be promoted to an officer Beer er of the Legion of Honor Honor- |